
Contemporary Research Co
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ICC-PSC Philips Smart Card
RS-232 Commands
Command
Description
Power Off
P0 “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’P0’ ” (6 bytes) – checks TV data for true power control
Power On
P1 “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’P1’ ” (6 bytes) – checks TV data for true power control
Power Toggle
PT “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’PT’ ” (6 bytes) – checks TV data for true power control
Operating
Parameters
TM
“$A5,<dh>,<dl>,3,’TM’,<setting>” (7 bytes)
Sets up key functions in the unit
Bit 7 – 4 = 0
Bit 3 – Deletes Tune Ring in memory
Bit 2 – Channel up/down operation, 0=Tune Ring, 1=Send IR Keypad response
Bit 1 – Numeric channel labels, 0=num labels off, 1=num labels on)
Bit 0 – Alpha channel labels, 0=alpha labels off, 1=alpha labels on
Volume
VL “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,3,’VL’,<vol level>” (7 bytes)
Sets TV volume level
0 = Mute
1 – 63 = Minimum level (1) to maximum volume (63)
Ts & Qs
T-series channel commands select a channel and display the channel label on the
TV, while Q-series commands don’t show the on-screen text.
T Channel Up
TU “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’TU’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to next channel up in Tune Ring
T Channel Dwn
TD “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’TD’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to next channel down in Tune Ring
T Channel Prev
TP “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’TP’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to previous channel in Tune Ring
Force T Channel TC “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,3,’TC’, <channel>” (7 bytes) – Tunes to a specific channel
124 = RGB 2 input on TV
125 = RGB input on TV
126 = Select TV composite A/V input
127 = Select S-Video Input
0 = Blank video output to TV
255 = Unblank TV video (restore to previous channel)
Tip: Not all inputs are available on every TV make and model
Select T Channel
TT “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’TT’ <channel>” (7 bytes) – Tunes channel if included in TR
Channel Query
T?
“$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’T?’ ” (6 bytes) – Request response for current channel
Q Channel Up
QU “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’QU’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to next channel up in Tune Ring
Q Channel Dwn
QD “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’QD’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to next channel down in Tune Ring
Q Channel Prev
QP “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’QP’ ” (6 bytes) – Tunes to previous channel in Tune Ring
Force Q Channel QC “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,3,’QC’, <channel>” (7 bytes) – Tunes to a specific channel
Same special-function channels as in the T Channel Select section above
Select Q Channel
QT “$A5,<dh>,<dl>,2,’QT’,<channel>” (7 bytes) – Tunes channel if included in TR